Sweet Nothing (5SOS)

Chapter 17

I wish this room would stop spinning

So I could make up my mind

Decide what's wrong, decide what's right

And I'll decide this one in the light

Where I feel alive

My head's filled with thoughts of discontent

Time with you is time not well spent

So I will run and hide

I wish, I wish you didn't exist

It's a shame you do

Your plans are sad and not enough. -Takes One To Know One. You Me At Six.

Chapter 17

 Michael's POV

After I dropped Juliet off I went back to Luke's. I knew he felt like shit and thought everybody hated him so I thought I might cheer him up with finishing our game. We had played a few rounds and Liz had just began to make dinner when my phone went off.

"Hey Luke can you grab that? You're just about to die anyways." He groans and picks my phone up off the coffee table.

"Hello?" A hear somebody say something on the other end but don't pay any attention. I WON!

Luke's POV

"Hello?" I say agitated. Michael had beat me yet again. But I guess I didn't really care because at least he was still talking to me.

"Luke?" I heard a sniffle. I immediately knew who it was.

"Juliet? Where are you? Are you okay?" Michael's head swiveled around at my words and he reached for the phone. I shook my head and stood up him getting up with me.

"I'm at Ashton's. Please come get me." She whispered and I got the feeling she was trying to be quiet.

"Ok. Were on our way." I nodded to Michael and from my words he got the message and grabbed his keys.

"Please stay on the phone." She whispered.

"I will Baby." I soothed.

"I want to go home." She cried. I jumped in the passenger seat of Michael's car.

"We're on our way." 

"He touched me." She whimpers and I see red behind my eyes. 

"Ashton?" I question. I didn't think he would pressure her into anything but what did I know?

"N-nno." I can tell she is shaking.

"Who?" I try to get her to keep talking.

"W-when you get here. M-make up something. I don't want them to know I c-called you guys." She avoids my question.

"Make up something in a hurry." I tell Michael, he nods. I get the feeling that he can hear what were saying.

"I'm so scared." She tells me.

"Why? Where are you?" 

"In the bathroom." She avoids the main question yet again. But I let it go because I can hear her begin to cry again.

"It'll be okay Baby. We're almost there." I try to calm her down. It works.

"Thank You." She sniffs.

"Anytime." Michael pulls in Ashton's driveway. "We're here, pretend your sick." The idea comes to me quickly in my moment of panic. Micheal nods, indicating he heard what were gonna go with.

"Ok." She whispers and I hear her hang up.

"Wait here." Michael orders. I do what he says. I can tell he's really panicked as well.

Ashton's POV

Juliet has been gone for a while. Even Nate goes to use our other bathroom and comes back before her. I begin to get worried. 

I get up to check on her and no body even notices. My mom and Nate are engaged in conversation and he just keeps telling really stupid jokes and everybody's laughing. Except me.

As soon as I'm about to walk up the stairs I hear a knock on the door.Again no one even notices that someone's at the door. I sigh heavily and open it up. Surprisingly it's Michael.

"Uh, hey. Juliet texted me from the bathroom. She says she threw up. She's just really embarrassed. So yeah." He scratches the back of his neck awkwardly.

I quickly let him in. "Juliet's sick?" I feel so bad.

"Yeah... She asked me to make up some lie because she's so embarrassed but you probably want to know." Michael tells me as Juliet walks towards us.

"Babe, you didn't have to call him. I would of taken you home." I tell her.

"I'm sorry. It's just so embarrasing. This is the second time I've thrown up when I'm with you." She blushes and avoids eye contact. I realize she's been crying heavily.

"Yeah, well we better get going." Michael says and I realize he's anxious.

"Bye." She says softly to me and kisses me goodbye. She waves and leaves. Michael nods and leaves as well. I shut the door but watch them through the window. Suddenly I realize her breath did not in fact smell or taste like puke. Or even toothpaste. 

And as soon as Juliet sees Luke in the passenger seat he's out of the car and she's in his arms. She's sobbing and my heart is breaking. He gets in the backseat with her instead of the front again. Michael quickly pulls out and drives away and I realize I've been lied to.

Juliet's POV

"It was so bad Luke. I wanted to die." I cry in his arms. He just holds me and for that I am grateful. He doesn't ask questions but I know they want answers. 

"Where do you want to go Juliet? Mine or his?" Michael says.

"I don't care." I whisper. "I'm just really tired." I begin to feel lightheaded and Luke's eyes widen as he knows what's going on.

"Juliet c'mon. No, don't." He looks like he's about to cry as well. I'm sorry, I can't help but pass out. But unlike the first time I don't let go of him.